Experience what daily life is like with my family in Hanoi, Vietnam

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  Description

  UPDATE: Both Chinese speaker and English speakers are available in December
  
  Hi everyone, my name is Lê. I’m a full-time mom of three kids. We have just moved from the countryside to the city because there are many more opportunities for studying here, although we still prefer the quiet and natural lifestyle.
  
  My family loves traveling, but we mostly travel within Vietnam and rarely go abroad. My husband and I are a bit afraid of the language barrier, and we really hope this won’t be a problem for our kids in the future. That’s why we want to teach them new languages from a young age, so they can be more adaptable, confident, and have more opportunities in their education and careers.
  
  We heard about Workaway from some travelers we met in the Old Quarter — a famous tourist attraction in Hanoi — when we went there to chat with them and practice English. We really like the idea of volunteers and host families meeting for language and cultural exchange. We would love to be a part of this program so our children can connect with people from around the world and learn more about it

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Babysitting and creative play
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  Interests

  

  Charity work

  

  Farming

  

  Culture

  

  Languages

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Nature

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Cycling
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are living at the center of Hanoi, near traditional street maket, stadium, movie cinema. You can join us in every daily activities like cooking, shopping, cafe time, riding bicycle around the city....
  You can go to the market with me and then I will teach you cook Vietnamese dishes. I am pretty good at cooking, included vegetarian foods.
  We have a small house in the countryside 40 km far away Hanoi, so we can take you to hide away from the city at your day off or weekend.
  We can help you to make plan for your traveling in Vietnam, where to visit, where to stay and what local foods to eat... because we have visited many places in Vietnam.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are interested in Chinese so we want to host Chinese native speakers (Chinese is priority). The job is tutoring for my kids (11 years old and 4 years old) at home. We will prepare books, worksheets and other materials...You also can teach them in free way like cooking, going to swimming, playing sport with them.
  For English volunteers: the job mostly is babysitting my 4 years old daughter in the morning and late afternoon (8.30-11am and after 6pm). We have a homestay in the suburban of Hanoi, I also welcome anyone want to live in the countryside and help me to look after the garden and take care the guest.
  The working hours will be flexible, depend on your arriving date and your own travelling plan in Hanoi, but maximum is 5 hours per day.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Chinese (Mandarin): Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We have shared room and private room (depend on your arriving date, can discuss in private message), 2 meals per day (no lunch. You can save foods from previous meals, or eat some noodles...A lot cheap restaurant nearby where you can buy local dishes)

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  What else ...

  On your time off, you can take grab to the Old Quarter (10 km from my house), visit Literature Temples (5km), the Ethology Museums (4 km), the silk village (2 km)... There are a lot of options about coffee shop or foods street restaurant nearby.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

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